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Full Idea
Insofar as 'communitarian' is another name for majoritarianism, or for the idea that rights should rest on the values that predominate in any given community at any given time, it is not a view I would defend.
Gist of Idea
I can't defend the view that the majority values of a community are thereby right
Source
Michael J. Sandel (The Limits of Communitarianism [1998], 'Where')
Book Ref
Sandel,Michael J.: 'Public Philosophy: Essays' [Harvard 2005], p.252
A Reaction
I should hope not. You could soon end up as a good nazi if you follow that route. Sandel defends a critical view of community values (implying a role for philosophy?). The community good must be continually negotiated. Sounds fine to me.
| 22091 | Kierkegaard prioritises the inward individual, rather than community [Kierkegaard, by Carlisle] |
| 22814 | Our reliance on other people close to us does not imply any political obligations [Taylor,C] |
| 23420 | In a pluralist society we can't expect a community united around one conception of the good [Rawls] |
| 23413 | Feminism has shown that social roles are far from fixed (as communitarians tend to see them) [Kymlicka] |
| 23419 | Communitarianism struggles with excluded marginalised groups [Kymlicka] |
| 23415 | Participation aids the quest for the good life, but why should that be a state activity? [Kymlicka] |
| 18657 | Communitarian states only encourage fairly orthodox ideas of the good life [Kymlicka] |
| 22807 | If our values are given to us by society then we have no grounds to criticise them [Avineri/De-Shalit] |
| 22265 | I can't defend the view that the majority values of a community are thereby right [Sandel] |
| 20557 | Membership and inclusion in a community implies non-membership and exclusion [Swift] |
| 20555 | Liberals are concerned to protect individuals from too much community [Swift] |
| 22842 | For communitarians it seems that you must accept the culture you are born into [Charvet] |
| 23536 | Community is now a nostalgic memory, which no longer exists [Berardi] |